The United Kingdom really does have its unusual places. With such a long history of language developing over time, the country retains some of the oddest
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While in general, town names are more or less benign and uninteresting, there are many around the world that make people do a double-take. Invariably, most if not all of these names gain attention because they’re considered expletives, double entendres, or have sexual connotations.
For the people who call these towns home, their name is either a blessing or a curse.
Dull, Scotland
They may live in Dull but the villagers who call this hamlet in Perthshire home are anything but.
Besides having stunning Highland scenery on their doorsteps, people from Dull also have quite a sense of humour. Spinning the uninspiring village name to its advantage, Dull twinned itself with Boring in Oregon, USA, in 2012, before welcoming Bland in New South Wales, Australia, into the fold.